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Spell creation is the highly dangerous and mysterious art of creating new spells.^[1] Only witches and wizards with great understanding of magic are known to be able to invent and create spells.

Known spell inventors and their creations

Name of Crafter	Spells Created	Notes
Herpo the Foul	Many curses Horcrux-making spell	Curses described as 'vile'. Created in the Ancient Greece. Also the first person to successfully create a horcrux.
Merwyn the Malicious	Many jinxes and hexes	Spells described as 'unpleasant'. Created in the Middle Ages.
Delfina Crimp	Severing Charm	Delfina Crimp was a London clothier in the 15th century; she invented the Severing Charm to help her to accurately cut fabric.
Felix Summerbee	Cheering Charm	Invented between 1447 and 1508.
Jarleth Hobart	Levitation Charm	Invented in 1544, first used on self to ill effect.
Mnemone Radford	Memory-Modifying Charms	Created between 1562 and 1649.
Ancient African sorcerer	Unlocking Charm	Taught to Eldon Elsrickle, who used it to rob the houses of London, in the early 1600s.
Urquhart Rackharrow	Entrail-Expelling Curse	Invented between 1612 - 1697.
Daisy Pennifold	Arresto Momentum	Shortly after the change in colour of the Quaffle in spring of 1711, Daisy Pennifold had the idea to enchant the Quaffle so Chasers wouldn't have to dive for it; rather, it would fall slowly and they could catch it in mid-air.
Orabella Nuttley	Mending Charm	First used in 1754 after a riot after a broom race left the Coliseum in ruins.
Levina Monkstanley	Wand-Lighting Charm	First used to illuminate a corner in which she had dropped a quill. Invented in 1772.
Elliot Smethwyck	Cushioning Charm	Used to make broomsticks more comfortable, in 1820.
Basil Horton Randolph Keitch	Horton-Keitch Braking Charm	Invented (c. 1929) with his partner Randolph Keitch.
Miranda Goshawk	Bat-Bogey Hex	Invented c. 1930s. As the youngest child in a large family, Miranda Goshawk often found it difficult to make herself heard, and developed this hex to give her sisters a piece of her mind: she cast it on her sister Diadema, so that she returned clothes she borrowed without permission; on her sister Romilda to keep her out of her room; on her sister Tangwystl when she wanted to keep her quiet so she could finish her homework.
Tom Riddle	Morsmordre Unsupported flight	Used as the sign of the Death Eaters. Created during, or shortly prior to, the First Wizarding War. Thought to be magically impossible, unsupported flight was invented by Tom Riddle - that is, flight without need of broomstick or thestral.
Severus Snape	Langlock Muffliato Sectumsempra Levicorpus Liberacorpus Vulnera Sanentur	All spells recorded in his copy of Advanced Potion Making were also crafted by him. Created between 1977 and 1978.
Mrs. Lovegood	Unknown spell which resulted in her death.	Invented in 1990. Mrs. Lovegood's death was described as 'gory'.
Fred and George Weasley	Patented Daydream Charms	Invented between 1994 - 1995.
Hermione Granger	Dumbledore's Army parchment jinx Possibly the Four-Point Spell, though this may have been merely uncovered through research.	Invented in 1995.

Behind the scenes

It is possible that Gilderoy Lockhart was a spell inventor, as he seemed to make several spells (Deboning, Peskipiksi Pesternomi, etc.) up on the spot. This would explain why he did not expect them to work the way they did all of them producing the correct effect (etymologically speaking) bar Peskipiksi Pesternomi.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Possible appearance)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Possible appearance)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Possible appearance)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Possible appearance)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Possible appearance)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Possible appearance)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Possible appearance)

Notes and references

↑ Luna Lovegood's mother, as one of her spells went wrong and killed her. From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film & book)

[1] Luna Lovegood's mother, as one of her spells went wrong and killed her. From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film & book)

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+'''Spell creation''' is the highly dangerous and mysterious art of creating new [[spell]]s.<ref>[[Luna Lovegood's mother]], as one of her spells went wrong and killed her. From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film & book) </ref> Only [[Wizardkind|witches and wizards]] with great understanding of [[magic]] are known to be able to invent and create spells.
-{{Verify}}
-'''Spell creation''' is the highly dangerous and mysterious art of creating new [[spell]]s. Only [[witch]]es and [[wizard]]s with great understanding of [[magic]] are known to be able to invent and create spells.
-==Processes==
-Not much is known about this form of magic. Most wizards and witches only know it is extremely dangerous and that a lot of people have suffered a great deal of injures and even death, hence few attempt it.
-It seems centered very much around Latin. About 90% of all the spells are Latin in different forms; presumably, in order to create spells, it is very important to find the correct Latin pronunciation (as seen in [[Severus Snape's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|Snape's potion book]], wherein line after line had been crossed out, apparently as a result of trial-and-error.)
 ==Known spell inventors and their creations==
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-|[[Severus Snape]]
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-*[[Langlock]]
+[[Herpo the Foul]]
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-*[[Muffliato]]
+* Many curses
-*[[Sectumsempra]]
+* [[Horcrux-making spell]]
-*[[Levicorpus]]
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-*[[Liberacorpus]]
+Curses described as 'vile'. Created in the Ancient Greece. Also the first person to successfully create a horcrux.
-*[[Vulnera Sanentur]]
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-[[Felix Summerbee]]
+[[Merwyn the Malicious]]
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+Many jinxes and hexes
-*[[Cheering Charm]]
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+Spells described as 'unpleasant'. Created in the Middle Ages.
-Invented between [[1440s|1447]] - [[1500s|1508]].
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-[[Mrs. Lovegood]]
+[[Delfina Crimp]]
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+[[Severing Charm]]
-*Unknown spell which resulted in her death.
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+Delfina Crimp was a [[London]] clothier in the [[15th century]]; she invented the Severing Charm to help her to accurately cut fabric.
-Invented in [[1990]]. Mrs. Lovegood's death was described as 'gory.'
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-[[Hermione Granger]]
+[[Felix Summerbee]]
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+[[Cheering Charm]]
-*[[Dumbledore's Army parchment jinx]]
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-Invented in [[1995]].
+Invented between [[1440s|1447]] and [[1500s|1508]].
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+[[Jarleth Hobart]]
-[[Merwyn the Malicious]]
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+[[Levitation Charm]]
-*Many unknown jinxes and hexes
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+Invented in [[1540s|1544]], first used on self to ill effect.
-Spells described as 'unpleasant'.
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-[[Tom Riddle]]
+[[Mnemone Radford]]
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+[[Memory Charm|Memory-Modifying Charms]]
-*[[Morsmordre]]
+|
+Created between [[1562]] and [[1649]].
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+|
+[[Ancient African sorcerer]]
+|
+[[Unlocking Charm]]
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+Taught to [[Eldon Elsrickle]], who used it to rob the houses of [[London]], in the early [[1600s]].
-Used as the [[Dark Mark|sign]] of the [[Death Eaters]].
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 [[Urquhart Rackharrow]]
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-*[[Entrail-Expelling Curse]]
+[[Entrail-Expelling Curse]]
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 Invented between [[1610s|1612]] - [[1690s|1697]].
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+|[[Daisy Pennifold]]
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-[[Balfour Blane]]
+''[[Arresto Momentum]]''
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+Shortly after the change in colour of the [[Quaffle]] in spring of [[1700s|1711]], Daisy Pennifold had the idea to enchant the Quaffle so Chasers wouldn't have to dive for it; rather, it would fall slowly and they could catch it in mid-air.
-*Unknown
+|-style="vertical-align: top;"
+|
+[[Orabella Nuttley]]
+|
+[[Mending Charm]]
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+First used in [[1754]] after a riot after a broom race left the [[Coliseum]] in ruins.
-Known spellcrafter at [[Committee on Experimental Charms]].
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-[[Basil Horton]]
+[[Levina Monkstanley]]
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-*[[Horton-Keitch Braking Charm]]
+[[Wand-Lighting Charm]]
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+First used to illuminate a corner in which she had dropped a [[Quills|quill]]. Invented in [[1770s|1772]].
-Invented with his partner [[Randolph Keitch]].
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-[[Randolph Keitch]]
+[[Elliot Smethwyck]]
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-*[[Horton-Keitch Braking Charm]]
+[[Cushioning Charm]]
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+Used to make broomsticks more comfortable, in [[1820]].
-Invented with his partner [[Basil Horton]].
 |-style="vertical-align: top;"
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+[[Basil Horton]]<br/>[[Randolph Keitch]]
-[[Mnemone Radford]]
 |
-*[[Memory Charm]]
+[[Horton-Keitch Braking Charm]]
 |
-Invented between [[1560s|1562]] - [[1640s|1649]].
+Invented (c. [[1929]]) with his partner [[Randolph Keitch]].
 |-style="vertical-align: top;"
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-[[Elliot Smethwyck]]
+[[Miranda Goshawk]]
 |
+[[Bat-Bogey Hex]]
-*[http://images.wikia.com/wiki/Cushioning_Charm Cushioning Charm]
 |
+Invented c. [[1930s]]. As the youngest child in a large family, Miranda Goshawk often found it difficult to make herself heard, and developed this hex to give her sisters a piece of her mind: she cast it on her sister [[Diadema Goshawk|Diadema]], so that she returned clothes she borrowed without permission; on her sister [[Romilda Goshawk|Romilda]] to keep her out of her room; on her sister [[Tangwystl Goshawk|Tangwystl]] when she wanted to keep her quiet so she could finish her homework.
-Invented in [[1820s|1820]].
 |-style="vertical-align: top;"
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-[[Gilbert Wimple]]
+[[Tom Riddle]]
 |
+*[[Morsmordre]]
-*Unknown
+*[[Unsupported flight]]
 |
+Used as the [[Dark Mark|sign]] of the [[Death Eaters]]. Created during, or shortly prior to, the [[First Wizarding War]].
-Known spellcrafter at [[Committee on Experimental Charms]]
+Thought to be magically impossible, unsupported flight was invented by Tom Riddle - that is, flight without need of broomstick or thestral.
+|-style="vertical-align: top;"
+|
+[[Severus Snape]]
+|
+*[[Langlock]]
+*[[Muffliato]]
+*[[Sectumsempra]]
+*[[Levicorpus]]
+*[[Liberacorpus]]
+*[[Vulnera Sanentur]]
+|
+All spells recorded in [[Severus Snape's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|his copy]] of ''[[Advanced Potion Making]]'' were also crafted by him. Created between [[1977]] and [[1978]].
+|-style="vertical-align: top;"
+|
+[[Luna Lovegood's mother|Mrs. Lovegood]]
+|
+[[Luna Lovegood's mother's unknown spell|Unknown spell]] which resulted in her death.
+|
+Invented in [[1990]]. Mrs. Lovegood's death was described as 'gory'.
+|-style="vertical-align: top;"
+|
+[[Fred Weasley|Fred]] and [[George Weasley]]
+|
+[[Patented Daydream Charms]]
+|
+Invented between [[1994]] - [[1995]].
+|-style="vertical-align: top;"
+|
+[[Hermione Granger]]
+|
+*[[Dumbledore's Army parchment jinx]]
+*Possibly the [[Four-Point Spell]], though this may have been merely uncovered through research.
+|
+Invented in [[1995]].
+|-style="vertical-align: top;"
 |}
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*It is possible that Gilderoy Lockhart was a spell inventor, as he seemed to make several spells ([[Deboning]], [[Peskipiksi Pesternomi]], etc.) up on the spot. This would explain why he did not expect them to work the way they did all of them  producing the correct effect (etymologically speaking) bar Peskipiksi Pesternomi.
+*It is possible that [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] was a spell inventor, as he seemed to make several spells ([[Deboning]], [[Peskipiksi Pesternomi]], etc.) up on the spot. This would explain why he did not expect them to work the way they did all of them producing the correct effect (etymologically speaking) bar Peskipiksi Pesternomi.
-*It is possible that Hermione invented the [[False Memory Charm]] as she is the only person on the entire planet known to have used it.
+==Appearances==
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{FWC mention}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{Possible}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{Possible}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{FWC mention}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{Possible}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Possible}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' {{Possible}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]'' {{Possible}}
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' {{Possible}}
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Magic]]
 [[Category:Branches of Magic]]